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Brain Drain

Will my novel be next because it reveals the misery caused by the corporate takeover of water? As a member of The Authors Guild, a national writers’ organization, I was alarmed by this week’s newsletter headline: Writers Are Under Attack—Help

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Great Expectations

Spring has Sprung Though AI is changing the job market, the need for creative artists and writers will remain constant. According to a survey of 1,568 young adults conducted by the American University in Washington, D.C., their visions of the

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Love the Uneducated

MAO In 1949, Mao Tse-tung proclaimed the People’s Republic of China. He launched his Great Leap Forward campaign that destroyed the agricultural system, causing a famine in which 27 million people starved to death. In 1966, he manufactured a cultural

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All my friends are in therapy!

Hope Exploding Political grief has driven many of my depressed friends to seek the help of a therapist—the fortunate ones who can find one, that is. Particularly striking is the number of men who once considered therapy unmanly but have

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Why Water?

The Water Factor: A Rightfully Mine Novel is a thriller with all it takes to motivate young adults to protect their right to clean air and water, which will be lost if they do nothing. James Hokama Byrne is an

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Alive in Interesting Times

Twin Stars‘The sky is falling in,” said Chicken Little. On the PBS television show The Newshour with Jim Lehrer he spoke to Dr. Ho Young about the phrase, May you live in interesting times. Young explained that “interesting,” rather than

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Frames of Mind

SEE ALLWhat does this painting say to you? Show it to friends and see what they say. Do some look at the details, others the shapes? Are there people who don’t want to look at it? Do they prefer the

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Beyond Revenge

Hope Exploding According to a 2023 Gallup poll, about three in four Americans identify with a specific religious faith; twenty-two percent say they have no religious preference. When asked if they believe in their religious teachings, forty-seven percent say yes,

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Anthropology and Me

A Family in a Turkish Village While studying anthropology at Boston University, I acquired tools that helped me navigate America’s melting pot. Viewing workplaces and social environments as unique cultures influenced how I interacted with staff and managed my business.

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